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@uitrit tetes stent -ft'irei JOSEPH P. COOK, OF ROCKVILLE. NDIANA.ASSIGNOR 'lO HlMSELF AND JOHN T. CAMPBELL, OF SAME PLACE.

Lettieri PatentNo, 69,409, dated Oct-ober 1, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND-BEAPBRS D MOWEBS.

To ALL verHoM 1T MAY ooNoERN.

Be it known that I, JSBPHiP. COOK, of Rockville, in the county of Parke,andStote of Indiano, have invented u vnew and improved Hand-Reoper and Ido hereby declare that the following is o full, clear, und enactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the srt tovmakeand use the sume, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming port of this specication, in whichv I Y" Figure 1 is o plsnortop view of my invention, the upper part of the framing being insection, as indicated by the line :n z,- g. A2.

Figure 2a side sectional view oi the same, taken in the line z z', iig.1.

Similar letters of refereuceindicnte like ports. v

This invention relates to a new and improved resper, to be operatedmanually, and is designedy tosup'erf' sede` the ordinary Scythesnd'cradle, by rendering the uork less laborious, and -capable ot' beingperformed more expeditiously. A

A represents aframing, wnlcnmay be' constructed in any proper manner, tosupport. tho-working parts, and'having at its rear part a. sliding oradjustable yoke, B, to vvhcb straps or other suitable fixture u nny be iattached, t'orA the purpose of suspending the machine'frornthe shouldersof the operator. C is a drivingshaft l placed on the framing A, andhaving avtoothed wheelL'D, on one endy of it, which gears into n pinion,a, on s vertical shsft, E, having two e'ccentrics b b upon it, fromwhich two siekles, F ligure driven by Vconnecting-nids 'c c. The sicklesF F work one over the other, the eccentrics `b b bei-ngl placed iinreverse positions o'n the shaft E, so that the. two sickles will belxnoved simultaneously in opposite directions-..- T-he'sickles areoperated by turning the tvheel yD, it being provided 'with a handle,d,"fo`r the purpose. A reel, G, is used with the machine, the reelbeingl driven by u belt, e, lfrom the shaft. This device may bepcsrrieilby'the operator with the greutest facility, ond-the sickles made 'to cutaround stumps, rocks, and other obstructions,`iwit`hout anydiliicnlty"Whet-` ever, and without u very great expenditure of-power.The whole device will weigh from tlveivefto fifteen pounds, and may beconstructed at a cost of fro'ni'fteen to tnenty-five dollar-s, ltisldesigniedto hnvethe eicklcs cut aswath about two feet wide. Theimplement may be adjusted higher-'or lower, to cut the grass or 'gr'.aiiat o greatcr or less'height, by adjusting theyok'e B higher or lower.Thesicklesi'work on .or infront 'df'.a bar,

l 4 H, to which. groin-platform, I, is. attached when grain is to boout. The' o peral:or"urA rnliethe groin from Lwith his left hund,'theright hand ut'. the same .time turningjthe wheel l Having thus describedmy invention, whs-tf1' claim as ne\v, 'and desire to-"sccureby-,LettersPatent, lsv- A hand-reaper, or one designed for manual operation,composed of-'u -framing-g.v A-,hovingtw' reciprocuting^- sickles F Fattached,and operated by eccen'tri'ci or theirV equivalents,und suitablegearing, simultaneously in opposite directions, substantially as shownund described.'

' I further claim the adjustable yoke B,in tbe framing 'Aytor'thepurpose'rspecied, The above specification o f my'inventionsigned by'rnethis l17th day oi' September, i866;

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Witnesses:

Jus. T. .TonNsro-N, J. J. WALxss.

